How to succeed in business without formal academic business training.

Many entrepreneurs believe getting a graduate business degree is a necessity for starting and successfully growing a company. However, some experts insist that the only requirement to support an entrepreneurial spark is a handful of basic practices easily mastered outside academe.

About the Authors
Steve Babitsky is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and president of SEAK, a multi-million dollar professional education, training, consulting, and publishing company. A former personal injury litigator, he also founded the National Organization for Social Security Claimants' Representatives. He co-authored, with James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Never Lose Again: Become a Top Negotiator by Asking the Right Questions. James J. Mangraviti, Jr., is a principal of SEAK who trains expert witnesses through SEAK’s customized expert-witness training programs for corporations, associations, and governmental agencies. A former litigator with experience in personal injury and insurance law, he co-authored, with Steve Babitsky, Never Lose Again: Become a Top Negotiator by Asking the Right Questions.

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